Memorial

Horsforth - Avenue Of Trees

Dedication Plaque

Source: Copyright Jill Buckley

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Current Location

Small grassed area on Stanhope Drive, Stanhope Drive, Horsforth, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS18 4ES, England

SE 24306 38006

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Type of Memorial: Avenue / Tree or grove
WMR Reference Number: 22065
Description: Avenue of trees planted down each side of Stanhope Drive, originally witha name plaque for each tree. Dedicatory metal plaque on front face of a large irregualr boulder.
Inscription: PLAQUE: THIS AVENUE IS PLANTED/ IN COMMEMORATION OF THE/ 211 MEN AND 1 WOMAN FROM HORSFORTH/ WHO SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR, 1914 - 1918./ "WE LIE DEAD IN MANY LANDS/ THAT YOU MAY LIVE HERE IN PEACE"

Unveiled

November 1925

COUNTESS OF HAREWOOD

Plaque

Made from: Bronze

Condition: Good